Induced citation analysis: Development and application of a measurement instrument in a systematic review on role-playing games.

IF 2.8 1区哲学 Q1 MEDICAL ETHICS

Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI:10.1080/08989621.2025.2495287

Cecilia Rollano, Juan-Carlos Pérez-González, Marcos Román-González

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Abstract

Background: The pressure to publish and the dynamics of academic publishing have increased the prevalence of paper mills, citation sales, plagiarism, and academic post-truth, posing a risk to academic integrity.

Objective: The aim of this study is to develop and validate the induced citation checklist to measure the risks introduced by key citations. Methods. To develop this tool, key citations were extracted from a systematic review of role-playing games. An inductive and iterative thematic analysis was performed on these citations. The checklist was applied, and the results were summarized in the induced citation graph.

Results: The final product, the induced citation checklist, contains five categories, and its application identified widespread issues with citation practices. The most common problem was a lack of 20 empirical foundation. Meanwhile, the induced citation graph provides an intuitive summary of the of the results.

Conclusion: This study highlights the need to consider the biases introduced through citations. In this regard, the induced citation checklist is presented as a valuable tool for improving academic integrity and research practices, and it is simple to apply. The applicability of the checklist extends beyond role-playing games and systematic reviews; therefore, future research should expand its validation across different disciplines.

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引证分析：一种用于角色扮演游戏系统评价的测量工具的开发与应用。

背景：出版的压力和学术出版的动态增加了造纸厂、引文销售、剽窃和学术后真相的流行，对学术诚信构成了风险。目的：建立并验证诱导引文清单，以衡量关键引文所带来的风险。方法。为了开发这个工具，我们从角色扮演游戏的系统回顾中提取了关键引文。对这些引文进行了归纳和迭代的专题分析。应用检查表，并将结果汇总在诱导引文图中。结果：最终产品诱导引用清单包含五个类别，其应用确定了引文实践中普遍存在的问题。最常见的问题是缺乏经验基础。同时，诱导引文图提供了对研究结果的直观总结。结论：本研究强调需要考虑通过引用引入的偏倚。在这方面，诱导引用清单是一种有价值的工具，可以提高学术诚信和研究实践，并且应用简单。清单的适用性超越了角色扮演游戏和系统评价；因此，未来的研究应扩大其跨学科的验证。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance MEDICAL ETHICS-

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期刊介绍： Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance is devoted to the examination and critical analysis of systems for maximizing integrity in the conduct of research. It provides an interdisciplinary, international forum for the development of ethics, procedures, standards policies, and concepts to encourage the ethical conduct of research and to enhance the validity of research results. The journal welcomes views on advancing the integrity of research in the fields of general and multidisciplinary sciences, medicine, law, economics, statistics, management studies, public policy, politics, sociology, history, psychology, philosophy, ethics, and information science. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.